andrewkw
01/24/2015, 10:55 AM
I purchased this guy in 2007 I'm pretty sure. He was bright orange when I got him and made the slow transition to the dull adult colours. Became the biggest fish and the boss of not one but 2 tanks. Even standing up to an addition of an Achilles tang.
A little over a week ago he bit a small clam creature and got it stuck to his mouth. It took him about half a day to get it off. I am assuming this is what did him in. There must have been some sort of fatal damage as he could not starve this quick. I was away for a week but had someone check on the tank every day. All she did was feed 2 frozen cubes. Everything else was automatic. She never noticed him missing, and never saw a dead fish. All the corals look fine, the rest of the fish are fine. Just gone without a trace. When I do a water change I will put my ammonia alert badge from QT in the water change water to test for ammonia. He was a good 7" or more.
I can't find an old pic but I will look more later.
Here is what did him in and a recent pic :
Here is a picture of what did him in :
http://andrewastro.smugmug.com/Other/180-gallon-reef-build/i-6TH83BK/0/XL/IMG_0327-XL.jpg
http://andrewastro.smugmug.com/Other/180-gallon-reef-build/i-nvFthQf/0/XL/IMG_8658-XL.jpg
I know just a fish, but for the past 2500-5000+ times I've looked at my tanks he's been swimming in one and now he no longer is.
A little over a week ago he bit a small clam creature and got it stuck to his mouth. It took him about half a day to get it off. I am assuming this is what did him in. There must have been some sort of fatal damage as he could not starve this quick. I was away for a week but had someone check on the tank every day. All she did was feed 2 frozen cubes. Everything else was automatic. She never noticed him missing, and never saw a dead fish. All the corals look fine, the rest of the fish are fine. Just gone without a trace. When I do a water change I will put my ammonia alert badge from QT in the water change water to test for ammonia. He was a good 7" or more.
I can't find an old pic but I will look more later.
Here is what did him in and a recent pic :
Here is a picture of what did him in :
http://andrewastro.smugmug.com/Other/180-gallon-reef-build/i-6TH83BK/0/XL/IMG_0327-XL.jpg
http://andrewastro.smugmug.com/Other/180-gallon-reef-build/i-nvFthQf/0/XL/IMG_8658-XL.jpg
I know just a fish, but for the past 2500-5000+ times I've looked at my tanks he's been swimming in one and now he no longer is.